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Are you looking to buy Modular direct from the factory?
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Originally Posted by sheena12
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Originally Posted by sheena12
We have ruled out "modular homes". For many reasons, everything we have learned since first posting is negative.
Finishing the home yourself, to start. No furnace. No electrical. Installing your own septic.
Wouldn't that depend on who you buy from and what sort of contractor you use, contract you sign?
For example, Seacoast Modular Homes buys from any of several factories, and then acts as the GC to finish the house, including all of what you mention above.
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It seems that in the end, the cost will be the same.
True, total cost tends to be similar, though the reduced timeframe (especially duration from first shovel to closing the roof) may be worth it.
My husband and I built a modular home back in the late 80's but it was in Massachusetts, not NH. We built a split level home and lived there for 10 years. It looked like a typical wood-frame home, and even the buyers home inspector (when we sold) commented that until he got to the attic and saw the trusses, he would have thought that it will stick-built. We found that the quality was fairly decent and I actually like the fact that it was built-in a controlled environment instead of plywood being subject to weather during the time that it takes to get a house buttoned up (roof completed, siding done and windows and doors installed. These days, I work for a builder and sell new construction and I'll admit that it bothers me to see homes exposed to the elements for those several weeks...
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"Newer" by New England standards. We would be open to a modular home - many are beautiful and look just like stick homes. We also don't want a house that "needs work". The bathrooms and kitchens of modular homes are really functional.
Does anyone know of anyone who has built a modular home?
Saw the title and thought to poke my nose in. I'll be looking for a ranch this year. I need everything on one level as I'm in a wheelchair. I'll find a buyers agent when the time comes.
Saw the title and thought to poke my nose in. I'll be looking for a ranch this year. I need everything on one level as I'm in a wheelchair. I'll find a buyers agent when the time comes.
Good luck! The market is kind of nuts right now for existing houses.
You may be better off buying something "close enough" to your needs and having it renovated for your purposes-wider hallways/doors, etc.
On the more expensive project scale, there are a bunch of nice lots out there. It seems the average builder is backed up a year or more though.
I'm leaning towards the last option and building so as to facilitate aging in place. I just need to find a good builder that can do a good site evaluation to see if the random patch of rocks I pick out is buildable or not.
Not endorsing the company as I know nothing about them, It does come up whenever I search for local builders. I drive by this house a couple times a week and drove by it during "construction" last year. One week there was nothing, and then the next it was a standing structure just waiting on siding. While a simple design for any builder, this went up FAST and has been occupied by the owners for a few months already. https://killmountainbuildingco.com/r...-starter-home/
page is a little slow to load even on good internet and computer
Here is a modular home company that speaks about "Universal Design" in home building. Again-I know nothing of the company, but the concepts and ideas in there are neat and seemingly well thought out. Bonus that I learn something every time I search for stuff. https://www.the-homestore.com/handou...versal-design/
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Are you looking to buy Modular direct from the factory?
